clinocephaly /cli·no·ceph·a·ly/ (kli″no-sef´ah-le) congenital flatness or concavity of the vertex of the head.
clinocephaly
cli·no·ceph·a·ly (kl  n -s f  -l )n. Concavity of the upper surface of the skull, causing a saddle-shaped appearance in profile. Also called saddle head. |
clinocephaly
[klī′nōsef′əlē]
Etymology: Gk, klinein, to bend, kephale, head
a congenital anomaly of the head in which the upper surface of the skull is saddle-shaped or concave. Also called clinocephalism. clinocephalic, clinocephalous, adj.
clinocephaly
congenital flatness or concavity of the vertex of the head.
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